Diary - 12 December to 20 March
CONFERENCES AND COURSES
The Children Act 1989 - introductory; Housing law update; Mental health and housing13, 17 December: Coursesorganised by Shelter.
Children Act will be held on 13 December, and Housing Law Update will be held on 17 December, both at Friends' Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester.
Mental health and housing will be held on 17 December at Shelter Training, 168-172 Old Street, London EC1.
Each course costs 80 to 170 and carries 5 CPD hours.
Contact Katy Ellis, tel 020 7490 6720.
Community care law - advanced; Older people - community care, continuing care and capacity7, 15 January 2003: Coursesorganised by Carers UK, to be held at Ruth Pitter House, 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1, from 10am to 4.30pm.
Community care will be on 7 January, and Older people on 15 January.
Each course costs 90 to 165 and carries 5 CPD hours.
Contact Chris Hockley, tel: 020 7566 7632.
Adoption: principles and practice10 January: Conferenceorganised by NALAGRO, to be held in the Epworth Room, Methodist International Centre, 81-103 Euston Street, London NW1, from 10am to 4pm.
Cost: 75 to 115.
5 CPD hours.
Contract Karen Harris, tel: 01372 818504.
Civil litigation update; Acqui-sitions, mergers, reconstruc-tions and arrangements; Insolvency update; Commercial leases; Child law update; How to look after clients; Residential tenancies and homelessness update15, 21, 29 January; 5, 12, 19, 26 February: Coursesorganised by the Centre for Legal Studies, to be held at the University of Hertfordshire, Faculty of Law, 7 Hatfield Road, St Albans.
Litigation will be on 15 January, Acquisitions on 21 January, Insolvency on 29 January, Leases on 5 February, Child law on 12 February, Clients on 19 February, and Residential tenancies on 26 February.
Each course runs from 4pm to 7.15pm, costs 60 to 95, and carries 3 CPD hours.
Contact Alan Williams, tel: 01707 286203.
Antisocial behaviour orders - how to make them work for you16 January: Courseorganised by the Law Society's Local Government Group and the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors, to be held at ETC Venues, Avonmouth House, 6 Avonmouth Street, London SE1, from 10am to 4pm.
Cost: 149 plus VAT.
4.5 CPD hours.
Contact Lucy Fox, tel: 01483 275577.
Sex discrimination practice and procedure22 January: Courseorganised by the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) specialist support unit to be held at the NACAB training venue, Churchgate House, Great Bridgwater Street, Manchester, from 10am to 4.30pm.
5 CPD hours.
Cost 50 to LSC contract holders.
Contact Jill Garton, tel: 01902 310568.
Head injury claims - a beginner's guide for claimant lawyers23-24 January: Two-day courseorganised by Taylor Vinters Solicitors, to be held at Merlin Place, Milton Road, Cambridge.
Speaker: Paul Tapner, Fellow of the College of Personal Injury Law.
16 CPD hours.
Cost 450 plus VAT.
Contact Jo Douglas, tel: 01223 225220.
Accidents a work12 February: Conferenceorganised by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, to be held at the Cardiff Marriott Hotel, Mill Lane, Cardiff, from 9.30am to 5pm.
Cost: 160 to 195 plus VAT.
6 CPD hours.
Contact Rachel Walters, tel: 0115 938 8712.
LECTURES AND SEMINARS
Jodie and Mary; the changing role of the expert witness12 December and 9 January: Lecturesorganised by the Medico-Legal Society, to be held at the Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1.
Jodie and Mary will be on 12 December; Expert witness will be on 9 January.
Free.
Each runs from 8.15pm to 9.30pm and carries 1.25 CPD hours.
Contact Jill Crombie, tel: 020 7839 0278.
New rights for third parties; Costs and consequences21 January and 11 February: Seminarsorganised by Hextalls, to be held at Hextalls, 28 Leman Street, London E1, from 12.15pm to 2pm.
New rights will be held on 21 January, and Costs and consequences will be held on 11 February.
Both seminars run from 12.15pm to 2pm, are free and carry 1 CPD hour.
Contact Samantha Jayawardane, tel: 020 7488 1424.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Bridge Club9 December: Meetingorganised by the Law Society's Duplicate Bridge Club, to be held at the East India Club, 16 St.
James's Square, London SW1, at 7.30pm.
Cost 9, include refreshments.
Contact Nicholas Lakeland, tel: 020 7749.
Christmas social17 December: Eventorganised by the Freelance Solicitors Group, to be held at the Oxo Tower, Barge House Street, South Bank, London SE1, at 6.30pm.
Contact Janice Purssey, tel: 07814 133262.
C&I annual dinner20 March: Eventorganised by the Law Society's Commerce and Industry Group, to be held at the Caf Royal, 68 Regent Street, London W1, at 7pm.
Guest Speaker: the Solicitor-General, Harriet Harman.
Dress: black tie.
Cost: 49.50 to 79.50.
Contact Christine Smith, tel: 0161 829 5590, e-mail: christine.
Send entries to: Diary Section, Law Society's Gazette, Newspaper House, 8-16 Great New Street, London EC4A 3BN.
Fax: 020 7831 0869.
E-mail: diary@lawsociety.org.ukInclude telephone number, venue, cost and any CPD accreditation
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